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Erectile dysfunction in cirrhosis is impacted by liver dysfunction, portal hypertension, diabetes and arterial hypertension.

Rafael PaternostroBirgit B HeinischThomas ReibergerMattias MandorferRemy SchwarzerBerit SeelandMichael TraunerMarkus Peck-RadosavljevicArnulf Ferlitsch
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
About two-thirds of male patients with cirrhosis show erectile dysfunction. Severity of liver dysfunction, portal hypertension, arterial hypertension and diabetes were identified as risk factors for erectile dysfunction.
Keyphrases
  • arterial hypertension
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • oxidative stress
  • blood pressure
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle